Cigar holder



United States Patent 0 US. Ci. 13112 1 Qiaim ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A molded synthetic resin cigar holder having a sweetening agent incorporated therein which is adapted to continuously discharge into the mouth of the smoker. The sweetening agent must be stable at the molding temperature of the resin.

The present invention relates to a cigar holder adapted to continuously dispense a flavouring particularly a Sweetening agent into the mouth of the smoker during the smoking of the cigar. In particular, the present invention relates to such a cigar holder molded from a resin containing a flavouring particularly a sweetening agent therein.

In the manufacture of many types of cigars, it is common practice to include at the end of the cigar intended to be put in the mouth of the smoker a sweetening agent so that the sweetening agent is continuously discharged into the mouth during the smoking of the cigar. This provides a sweet taste on the smokers tongue as he smokes the cigar and thus provides the cigar with a characteristic taste. Typical sweetening agents used for this purpose are saccharin, sodium saccharin or sodium or calcium cyclamate and these are conveniently included in the adhesive e.g. gum tragacanth with which the free end of the binder and the wrapper are sealed in the manufacture of the cigar.

However, it has now become common practice for cigar manufacturers to sell their cigars complete with the cigar holder which are commonly known in the trade as flexible tips. With these flexible tips, the manufacturers of cigars, which incorporate the sweetening agents therein, have to find alternative means for Continuously discharging sweetening agent into the smokers mouth from the cigar as the smokers mouth does not come into direct contact with the cigar.

It has now been found that when a flavouring particularly a sweetening agent is intimately admixed with the resin molding powder from which the cigar holders are formed, a cigar holder is obtained on molding which satisfies the above requirements in that on being held in the mouth, fiavouring agent is continuously and constantly discharged.

According to the present invention, therefore, there is provided a cigar holder adapted to continuously discharge a fiavouring agent particularly a sweetening agent into the mouth of the smoker, said holder having at least that portion normally held in the mouth molded from a resin containing a flavouring agent, said agent being stable at the molding temperature of the resin.

While it is only necessary for that part of the cigar holder normally held in the mouth during smoking to have the flavouring agent therein, it is most convenient and commercially practicable particularly where one piece holders, e.g. flexible tips are being molded, that the whole of the holder is molded from the resin containing the flavouring agent.

The present invention also includes the molding poW- der from which the aforesaid cigar holders are produced which comprises a resin powder having a powdered fla- "ice vouring agent particularly a powdered sweetening agent intimately admixed therein.

The flavouring agent according to one embodiment of the present invention is a sweetening agent and thus is most commonly used at the present time. However it will be readily apparent that any type of flavouring agent may be used depending upon the taste desired in the smokers mouth.

It has been found that the inclusion of the flavouring agent in the resin has essentially no effect on the conven tional process by which the cigar holders are molded and, as such, conventional techniques and machines may be used for making the cigar holders. It is, however, essential that the flavouring agent is stable at the temperature at which the resin is molded to form the cigar holder and in this connection synthetic sweetening agents have particular application. Of these synthetic sweetening agents, saccharin, sodium saccharin and sodium and calcium cyclamate may be mentioned.

The amount of flavouring agent present in the resin molding powder and, as such, in the product cigar holder, is not critical and is purely subjective in that it depends upon the level of flavour which the cigar manufacturer desires to be present in the smokers mouth. However, with the aforesaid synthetic sweenting agents, these are particularly effective sweetening agents in that small amounts produce a strong sweetening effect, amounts in the range 1 to 25% by weight based on the weight of the resin have been found to be generally suitable.

The resins from which the cigar holder may be made are the conventional resins from which these cigar holders have previously been made as the presence of the flavouring agent has little effect upon the resin and the method of molding as has been explained aforesaid. Typical resins which may be mentioned in this respect include polyacetal, polyacrylic resins, polyallyl resins, amine resins such as urea or melamine resins, casein resins, cellulosic resins, polyesters, polyolefines, phenolic resins, polyvinyl resins, polystyrene resins and coumarone indene resins. Synthetic resins, in particular polyolefines, such as polyethylene and polypropylene, have been used with adzantage.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. A cigar holder adapted to continuously discharge a flavouring agent into the mouth of the smoker, said holder being molded at least in part from a particulate polyolefin resin molding material in which the said flavorant is incorporated, the said flavorant being a synthetic sweetening agent which is normally stable at the temperature at which the holder is molded.

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MELVIN D. REIN, Primary Examiner U .3. Cl. X.R. 

